Soda Springs Campground

Availability

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About this spot

Overview

This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.   If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.

Facilities

Soda Spring Campground is a small, rustic site located at the end of Forest Road 4510.052 in a stand of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and silver fir. The Campground has 7 sites suitable for tent camping, pickup campers, or smaller trailers. Sites have moderate screening and are not crowded. There is one old-style double vault toilet and an information board. All sites have tables and fire rings with grill feature. This campground tends to be lightly used and quiet, with only minor local traffic. The access route is moderately steep single lane with occasional pullouts. Larger trailers are not recommended.  Summit Creek is nearby but not visible from the campground, and there are a number of dispersed sites along the creek in the area. Local attraction is a small soda spring, site of old bottling facility. No structures remain.  The Cowlitz Trail #44 trailhead is located in the campground, providing access to the adjacent William O. Douglas Wilderness.

Typical weather

Air temperature

Average daily high-low
Average daily high and low air temperature, January through DecemberEach vertical bar shows a monthly average daily high and low in degrees Fahrenheit.36°24°JJanuary: average high 36°F, average low 24°F35°23°FFebruary: average high 35°F, average low 23°F40°25°MMarch: average high 40°F, average low 25°F46°29°AApril: average high 46°F, average low 29°F57°35°MMay: average high 57°F, average low 35°F64°42°JJune: average high 64°F, average low 42°F73°47°JJuly: average high 73°F, average low 47°F75°49°AAugust: average high 75°F, average low 49°F65°44°SSeptember: average high 65°F, average low 44°F53°36°OOctober: average high 53°F, average low 36°F42°28°NNovember: average high 42°F, average low 28°F35°23°DDecember: average high 35°F, average low 23°F

5-year average · Open-Meteo

Water

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Average water temperature
Average water temperature, January through DecemberEach point shows the monthly average water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.35°JJanuary: average water temperature 35°F35°FFebruary: average water temperature 35°F37°MMarch: average water temperature 37°F40°AApril: average water temperature 40°F46°MMay: average water temperature 46°F50°JJune: average water temperature 50°F55°JJuly: average water temperature 55°F57°AAugust: average water temperature 57°F51°SSeptember: average water temperature 51°F45°OOctober: average water temperature 45°F39°NNovember: average water temperature 39°F35°DDecember: average water temperature 35°F

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